fleawort

noun

1. a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.

noun

1. any of various plants of the genus Senecio, esp S. integrifolius, a European species with yellow daisy-like flowers and rosettes of downy leaves: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. a Eurasian plantain, Plantago psyllium (or P. indica), whose seeds resemble fleas and were formerly used as a flea repellent
3. another name for ploughman’s spikenard